'Koreagate'

With Watergate still fresh in the public's mind, the 1976 revelation of Korean influence-peddling in Congress turned public scrutiny to the legislative branch. In "Koreagate," the Korea Central Intelligence Agency funneled money through a South Korean businessman to various congressional figures to influence aid to the Park Chung Hee regime in South Korea. Probes into the scandal prompted Time Magazine to note: "There is an unmistakable sniff of Watergate wafting over the Hydra-headed investigations."